Notes for Anthony EMERY

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Notes for Anthony EMERY

A book, "The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660, A Descriptive List, drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, Churches, Courts and Other Contemporary Sources," by Charles Henry Pope (1841-1918), originally published in Boston in 1908 and republished by The Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., in Baltimore, in 1973, is available at the Wheaton, Illinois, library as of 1999. It shows "EMERY, EMEREY, Anthony, carpenter, of Romsey, Eng. came in the James in april, 1635. Settled at Newbury, Mass. 1637. Rem. to Dover; proprietor. "Three acres and an halfe Given him by Capt. Wiggens in Ano: 37,' and other lands, are specified in the town records. Signed the combination in 1640. Licensed to sell wine in 1643. Selectman in 1648. Rem. to "Cold Harbour in the province of Mayne,' and sold houses in Dover, lately in his possession, I (I) 1651. [P. court rec.] Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 16 Nov. 1652. Wife Frances joined him in a lawsuit in 1649. They made a deed of gift of land to son James 12 May, 1660; witnessed by John E. Sen. and John E. Jr. See Estow, Grant, Spencer."

The book "Saco Valley Settlements and Families," by G. T. Ridlon, Sr., published in Portland, Maine, in 1895 and available on the internet in the Family Tree Maker library as of January 2000 on page 678 shows, "Emery Family. This family is of Norman extraction, and was planted in England, in 1066, by Gilbert D'Amory, of Tours, in Normandy, who was a follower of the Conqueror. Two brothers, John and Anthony, from the town of Romsey, about eight miles north from Southampton, embarked, in 1635, for America and landed in Boston that year. JOHN EMERY settled in Newbury and resided at Oldtown Lower Green, a locality since known as 'Emery's field.' His descendants are almost as numerous as the sands on the seashore. ANTHONY EMERY sat down in Kittery and left, in this 'New World,' a generous instalment of Emery human nature that has mightily increased unto the present day. From this stock came the Emerys of Berwick, Biddeford, and Buxton; a race of honorable people, who have acted a noble part in the population and advancement of the municipalities where they flourished. Among them many leading spirits have come to the front to serve their fellow-men in various positions of trust, and with integrity and faithfulness performed their duties."

The book "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV," by William Richard Cutter, originally published in 1913, and reprinted in Baltimore by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996, available on the internet in January 2000 in the Family Tree Maker Online Library on pages 2009-2010 shows "Anthony Emery, the immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family, was born in Romsey, Hants, England, son of John and Agnes Emery. He married in England, Frances (???), and with his brother John, their wives, and probably one or two children each, sailed from Southampton, April 3, 1635, in the ship "James", of London, William Cooper, master. They landed at Boston, June 3, 1635. The following August, Anthony was probably in Ipswich, and settled soon afterwards in Newbury, where he lived until about 1640. He removed about that time to Dover, New Hampshire, and October 22, 1640, signed the Dover Combination. His house was at Dover Neck, about a mile from the present railroad station at Dover Point. He kept an ordinary, or inn, which was destroyed by fire. He was selectman in 1643-48. On November 15, 1648, he bought of John White, a house, field, and great barren marsh on Sturgeon creek, in Piscataqua, afterwards Kittery, now Eliot, Maine, and two other marshes. In 1649 he was a grand juror in Dover, and removed to Kittery, where he lived eleven years. He was a juryman several times, selectman in 1652-59, also constable. he was one of the forty-one inhabitants of Kittery who acknowledged themselves subject to the government of Massachusetts Bay in 1658. He received four different grants of land from the town. In 1660 he was fined and disenfranchised for entertaining Quakers, whereupon he sold his property and removed to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, September 29, 1660, where he was received as a free inhabitant. He was juryman on several occasions, chosen constable, June 5, 166--, and deputy to the general court. April 25, 1672. Children: James, mentioned below; son; Rebecca."

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